American creative designer, DJ, and the founder of the Milan-based fashion label Off-White, Virgil Abloh, teamed up with Nike to reconstruct 10 Nike footwear icons.
The 10 shoes were divided into two themes. The first, “REVEALING“, was designed to look accessible: hand-cut, open-source and reconstructed. It includes the Air Jordan I, Nike Air Max 90, Nike Air Presto, Nike Air VaporMax and Nike Blazer Mid.
Nike Air Max 90 x Virgil Abloh
Nike Air VaporMax x Virgil Abloh
Nike Air Presto x Virgil Abloh
Air Jordan I x Virgil Abloh
Nike Blazer x Virgil Abloh
The second, “GHOSTING“, was designed with translucent uppers to further the idea of revealing and unite the second set of silhouettes through common material. It includes the Converse Chuck Taylor, Nike Zoom Fly SP, Nike Air Force 1 Low, Nike React Hyperdunk 2017 and Nike Air Max 97.
Nike Air Force 1 Low x Virgil Abloh
Nike React Hyperdunk 2017 x Virgil Abloh
Nike Zoom Vaporfly x Virgil Abloh
Converse Chuck Taylor x Virgil Abloh
Nike Air Max 97 x Virgil Abloh
The first five icons of The Ten — the Air Jordan I, Nike Blazer, Nike Air Presto, Nike Air Max 90 and Nike Air VaporMax — will be pre-released at NikeLab stores in New York City (Sept. 9-13), London (Sept. 18-22), Milan (Sept. 21-25) and Paris (Sept. 26-30).
The full collection including all ten silhouettes will be available in November at NikeLab stores and select retailers worldwide.
